At the clinic the past 3 weeks, we have seen several puppies with Parvovirus.
As you may know, Parvovirus is a virus that attacks the intestinal system. It causes severe vomiting and diarrhea. Then what happens is these dogs will get severely dehydrated, and secondary infections and it can be fatal (meaning they may die).
Fortunately, cats are not susceptible to this parvovirus. (they have a different one, but that's another story - it is one of the viruses we vaccinate for - Panleukopenia)
If you have put off getting the 'Distemper' vaccine, which is actually a 4- way vaccine: Distemper, Adenovirus, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus, then please schedule that preventative vaccine right away.
We would rather help you prevent this terrible and potentially deadly disease rather than try to treat it.
